I don’t know why they call this stuff hamburger helper.

I don’t know why they call this stuff hamburger helper.

It does just fine by itself.

I just had a two-hour nap. Is it still Saturday? 19 of A51’s finest gathered this morning:
Fault Line – Asked permission to steal the island hopping rock thing we did this morning. Granted. I stole it from someone – Haze maybe? Imitation is flattery or something like that.
Sprockets – He defended the honor of all of us old men by chasing down.
Skipper in the long sprints we did from the hotbox wall to that patio over there. Three times. He did quit on the third one though – I’m sure not because he was tired, but to give Skipper his pride. Sure.
Skipper – The young man put in work out there. Most of the youth that join us give 25% effort at best, but he was working hard all morning.
Hopper – I wish I could say the same for his old man. He does look younger without the beard though.
Deep Dish – Not only did he not leave early, he stuck around for coffee after. And his hair looked amazing the whole time.
Boerewors – Frankly, I didn’t really see him during the workout. It’s possible he was only there at COT when he realized that the Cricket league that meets at Calvary got rained out this week.
Scratch ‘N’ Win – Good example of why you ought to talk to guys during and after the workout about real life. He was heading to Asheville after the workout where he’ll be doing some “development” (fundraising) for the non-profit he works for. Good stuff.
Geraldo – I mean, his form wasn’t great on the rock thrusters we did on the island hopping thing, but he was fast on the running part and finished on the podium.
Hoover – In a surprise move during COP, he responded to heckling from Alf by walking through the circle to give Alf a big, sweaty (from the pre-run) hug. Well played.
Guinness – FNG EH’d by Flipper. It was maybe the quickest naming I’ve been a part of – last name “Stout”. Fault Line thought we quit too soon and took the easy way out, but sometimes the easy call is the right call. Welcome.
Flipper – Did not take kindly to a comment about his speed early on, responding with, “Come talk to me when you prerun 6 miles.” No thanks.
Blowhole – Dude was flying on the rock island part. Fun fact – I went to a good tailgate party that he hosted next to Unknown Brewing a few years ago, with LaZBoy.
Bernanke – I think he, Blowhole and LaZBoy were having a bro morning, including a nice brunch after the workout.
LaZBoy – Reeling after the poor display of athleticism by his Tarheels on Friday night. That was bad.
Alf – That’s my nantaan. Full effort all morning, some good heckling, and a double-shot of espresso at Coffeeteria.
Turkey Leg – Saw “Hustlers” with his M last night and reported back that JLo still has her fastball. He did seem a little slow this morning – I’m sure it was just the shin splints.
Mr. Magoo – Again, from a conversation about real life, I found out that he has a kid at Georgetown. Also he’s an Ohio State fun (31-0). Also, I still feel a little bad for the nickname – Hops showed up to Q Base Camp with preselected FNG names a while ago.
Tagalong – He seemed to really enjoy the Catch Me If You Can rock carry around the church. I haven’t used that one in a few years. It’s awful.
Gummy – ‘Twas an honor to lead this morning. There is a moment every time I Q when I say to myself, “I can’t believe these guys are following me and listening to what I tell them to do.” Leading isn’t easy – this silly workout thing we do is good practice for real life.